many ways from the conception of a bookstore derived from past examples. Instead of a confused and crowded space with counters and low bookcases, the whole room resembles a particularly well-cared-for library in some great private house, or in some of the quieter public institutions. The walls, wainscoted to the ceiling in quartered oak, are for the most part covered by bookcases with glass shelves, on which the finer-bound and illustrated books are ranged from floor to ceiling-a gallery midway around the room aiding the access to them and still further heightening the library appearance. On the floor of wood blocks, laid in asphalt-so that a curious feeling of firmness meets the step like that of a sidewalk rather than a floorstand large oak tables, upon which are ranged books for the inspection of buyers; and stands and chairs for reading are placed conveniently among these larger tables. Supported by four high columns, but otherwise having its great space quite clear, this groundfloor room is altogether free from offices (excepting at the back those necessary for the manager of this department and his immediate assistants); and with its Indian red decoration and the plentiful sunlight which pours in from the high windows at back and front it is a spacious, airy, and pleasant place. From the back a broad flight of stairs of white marble, dividing half-way up to the left and right, leads to the second floor, where are all the offices of the firm, of the Financial and Manufacturing Departments, the Wholesale Department, the Educational Department, the Bool: Buyer, and many more. The third floor is occupied altogether by the Magazine, with its different departments-the Editorial, Artistic, Publishing, etc. On the fourth floor is the Subscription Department. The fifth floor is given up to the storage of stock, but in an orderly way; -one may walk with almost as much pleasure through the neat aisles between the many groups of bookcases here as below in the main shop itself. The sixth story is occupied by mailing-rooms, ar THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT. Drawn by A. B. FROST 664 666 RUDYARD KIPLING . CAST SHADOWS. PAINTED BY ÉMILE FRIANT PHILIP GILBERT HAMERTON Entered at New York Post-Office as Second-class Mail Matter. PRICE, 25 CENTS A NUMBER; $3.00 A YEAR טפטף The Series of Original Wood-Engraving Frontispieces will be begun by Mr. Gustav Kruell, who has engraved a character-portrait painted by himself. There will be also given a short sketch of Mr. Kruell and his work, with illustrations. Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth has given to the Magazine an article which has been in preparation for many months on THE SALVATION ARMY WORK IN THE Slums. Income, by Robert Grant, is the first of the series of articles on THE ART OF LIVING, of which a more detailed announcement is made elsewhere, illustrated by C. D. Gibson. Some First Things in American Politics, by Noah Brooks, is the beginning of the short series elsewhere described, on American Party history, with a unique collection of portraits, chosen with special care from the best originals, and drawn by Otto H. Bacher. The Going of the White Swan is a story by Gilbert Parker, superbly illustrated by Albert Lynch. A Tuscan Shrine, by Edith Wharton, is an account of an important artistic discovery, with many beautiful illustrations. |